Impact litigation invited criticism that one government part was suing another

Evidence

Critics charged that they reduced the number of clients served, created the odd phenomenon of one part of government suing another, and permitted left-wing lawyers to politicize the LSP by pursuing their own political agendas under the guise of helping the poor. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 728

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the standing and adverseness debates central to judicial-process courses on who may bring suit. — connects to: Contentious politics is defined by government involvement in claims among groups — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 135; Political contention requires public, collective claims implicating a government.; Municipal officials deflect contentious issues via jurisdictional boundary claims — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics: how Americans…, 294

Broader Connections

• Political contention requires public, collective claims implicating a government. #qualifies (0.74)
• Municipal officials deflect contentious issues via jurisdictional boundary claims #exemplifies (0.73) — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics, 294
• Contentious politics is defined by government involvement in claims among groups #expands (0.72) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 135